For 2015’s look back at Jezebel’s “best” posts of the year, I elicited nominations from our staff, but instead of having individuals explain why their own posts were good, I wrote the blurbs about them. Tricky, hmm? Yes, agreed.

When Ellie Shechet started working on this story, she probably imagined a time when she’d shop at American Apparel again. As this year comes to a close, I can safely say she likely never wants to hear any word that starts with the first letter of the alphabet again.

Madeleine Davies tapped into the best-worst thing about Jonathan Franzen in a way no one had before. A bonus: she managed to inspire some badthinkpieces (one of which started as a comment on this very website!) in the process.

For the premiere of the first (but hopefully not last!) Fifty Shades of Grey movie, Erin Gloria Ryan stepped into the unknown, reading all the books for the first time. She made it out mostly unscathed.

I started working on this piece in some capacity in 2013, only to drop it for a variety of reasons, mostly assuming it would never see the light of day. I include it here as a message to a special someone: Actually mom, sometimes it is good to keep everything.